Thursday, October 20, 2011

Easy D.I.Y. Fabric Pumpkins to Decorate Your Home for FALL

Hi all! I hope this Fall weather finds you happy, healthy, and in the mood for a bit of crafting. I am! As the nights get cool and the leaves change colors and fall to the ground, I get the urge to create something bright and colorful inside to enjoy during the cooler weather. Here's an easy DIY project that anyone can do at home with a few basic staples many of us have on hand.

What you need:

sewing machine (or sew by hand)

Fabric

needle

thread

polyfil, batting or fabric scraps

glue gun

buttons or beeds

floral wire

wool or contrasting fabric for stem and leaves

rice (to weight base- optional)

How To:

First, cut out a rectangle for your pumpkin body. Any size will do, I make many different sizes. The sample I am going to make today comes from a fat quarter (18"x22" rectangle) which I pressed and cut into 4 equal rectangles approximately 9" x 11".

Next, fold your rectangle (right sides together) and pin for sewing

sew sides together to make a long tube, but leave top and bottom open.

Hand sew and gather the bottom.

turn right side out

put scrap of batting inside bottom of "bag"

like so

then, add a bit of dried rice or beans to give weight to pumpkin.

Stuff with polyfil, batting or fabric scraps.

hand sew and gather

Next, cut a length of pearl cotton wrap it around pumpkin like you would a gift

top to bottom and back up to the top, pull tight, knot it.

I do this twice for a total of 8 lines around the pumpkin.

draw a pattern for leaves,

cut them from wool or acrylic, then sew veins in them.

Take another piece of wool or acrylic, sew long wavy lines

and sew into stems

turn and fill with batting or polyfil

You can also wrap thin floral wire around a stick and add a few beads for cute decorations

like this

Hot glue it all together

Here they are! Cute pumpkins that will last forever, or until you get tired of them...

10 comments:

I apologize for not visiting my favorite blogs lately, and i promise to do some catching-up with everyone in the next few days. We are experiencing cooler weather starting today (Thursday) and as for myself I'm looking forward to falls return to the Lancaster Pennsylvania area. And are the color of the leaves changing your your way folks as they are mine. Hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoy the beautiful fall season that has now begun. Richard from Amish Stories

Dear Heidi,Your pumkins are just too cute...! Great job on your tutuorial! you make it look so easy. I haven't had the sewing machine out in a while but I've been keeping my painte brushes wet freshening things up inside!Like you, I feel Autumns burst and am feeling very creativ these days! Thank you once again ,for being a regular farmgirl hopper! Loved it!Deb